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An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may not be used correctly in one or more sentences. Identify the sentence(s) that use(s) the idioms/phrases incorrectly either in grammar or context and mark the answer accordingly. Not see the wood for the trees
An idiom/phrase is given in bold. Following this idiom/phrase are given three sentences, which use the given idiom/phrase. The idiom/phrase may or may not be used correctly in one or more sentences. Identify the sentence(s) that use(s) the idioms/phrases incorrectly either in grammar or context and mark the answer accordingly. Not see the wood for the trees
I. The software tester became so absorbed in debugging individual lines of code that she did not see the wood for the trees and completely overlooked the program’s faulty architecture.
II. In his relentless pursuit of optimizing minor processes, the plant supervisor did not see the wood for the trees and failed to notice the sharp decline in overall productivity.
III. The marketing team spent so much time debating taglines and color palettes that they did not see the wood for the trees, missing the clear trends in customer needs. Which sentence(s) use(s) the idiom incorrectly?
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